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Antonyms for keeping distance
| Grammar : Verb |
- accept
- accomplish
- achieve
- acknowledge
- admire
- admit
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- attend
- attract
- be honest
- cherish
- clear up
- complete
- compliment
- concern
- confront
- court
- disclose
- disregard
- divulge
- do
- encounter
- enlighten
- explain
- expose
- face
- finish
- flatter
- go along
- grant
- guard
- heed
- help
- hug
- ignore
- include
- invite
- lay bare
- let in
- let out
- like
- look at
- love
- meet
- neglect
- note
- notice
- nurture
- OK
- open
- order
- organize
- pay attention
- permit
- praise
- protect
- recognize
- regard
- release
- remain
- respect
- reveal
- risk
- sanction
- show
- stay
- succeed
- take care of
- take in
- take on
- tell
- tell truth
- uncover
- want
- watch
- welcome
Definition of keeping distance
- As in neglect : verb be indifferent, leave alone
- As in rebuff : verb turn away; give the cold shoulder
- As in beware : verb be careful
- As in evade : verb get away from
- As in fend off : verb keep at bay
Synonyms for keeping distance
- affront
- attend
- avert
- avoid
- baffle
- balk
- be cautious
- be wary
- beat around bush
- beat off
- beg the question
- brush aside
- brush off
- bypass
- cavil
- check
- chide
- circumvent
- conceal
- condemn
- confuse
- cop out
- cross
- cut
- deceive
- decline
- deflect
- deny
- depreciate
- despise
- detest
- disallow
- discount
- discourage
- disdain
- dismiss
- disregard
- dodge
- double
- drive back
- duck
- elude
- equivocate
- escape
- eschew
- fence
- fend off
- flee
- fly
- fudge
- get around
- give the runaround
- guard against
- have nothing to do with
- hedge
- heed
- hide
- hold at bay
- hold off
- ignore
- keep at a distance
- keep at arm's length
- keep at bay
- keep distance
- keep eyes open
- keep off
- keep on one's toes
- keep one's distance
- lash out at
- laugh off
- lay low
- lead on a merry chase
- let go
- lie
- live with
- look out
- make light of
- mind
- mind p's and q's
- neglect
- not care for
- not hear of
- notice
- oppose
- overlook
- parry
- pass by
- pass over
- pass up
- pay no attention to
- pay no mind
- pretend
- pretermit
- prevaricate
- push back
- pussyfoot
- put in one's place
- put off
- rebuff
- rebuke
- rebut
- refrain from
- refuse
- reject
- repel
- reprove
- repudiate
- repulse
- resist
- scant
- scorn
- send away
- shift
- shirk
- shrug off
- shuck
- shuffle
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- slight
- slip out
- slur
- sneak away
- snub
- spurn
- stave off
- steer clear of
- take care
- take heed
- tell off
- tergiversate
- trick
- tune out
- turn aside
- turn down
- underestimate
- waffle
- walk on eggs
- ward off
- watch one's step
- watch out
- weasel
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